2017
Sudden cardiac death after acute heart failure hospital admission: insights from ASCEND‐HF
Pokorney SD, Al‐Khatib S, Sun J, Schulte P, O'Connor CM, Teerlink JR, Armstrong PW, Ezekowitz JA, Starling RC, Voors AA, Velazquez EJ, Hernandez AF, Mentz RJ. Sudden cardiac death after acute heart failure hospital admission: insights from ASCEND‐HF. European Journal Of Heart Failure 2017, 20: 525-532. PMID: 29266564, DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.1078.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSudden cardiac deathVT/VFHeart failure hospital admissionsAcute HFCardiac deathHospital admissionVentricular tachycardia/ventricular fibrillationDecompensated Heart Failure (ASCEND-HF) trialChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseVT/VF eventsEvent ratesComposite event rateMeier event ratesHeart Failure TrialCause mortality ratesDay of admissionObstructive pulmonary diseaseLonger QRS durationCause mortalityBaseline characteristicsComposite endpointEjection fractionPulmonary diseaseASCEND-HFFailure Trial
2011
Circumstances and Outcomes of Sudden Unexpected Death in Patients With High-Risk Myocardial Infarction
Ye S, Grunnert M, Thune JJ, Stephenson KM, Uno H, Finn PV, McMurray JJ, Velazquez EJ, Califf R, Pfeffer MA, Solomon SD. Circumstances and Outcomes of Sudden Unexpected Death in Patients With High-Risk Myocardial Infarction. Circulation 2011, 123: 2674-2680. PMID: 21606398, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.110.990655.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-risk myocardial infarctionSudden deathMyocardial infarctionHospital eventsVentricular tachycardia/ventricular fibrillationPrevention of SDSD eventsLong-term mortalityMajority of patientsSudden unexpected deathInitial ECG rhythmCatastrophic complicationUnwitnessed arrestsUnexpected deathVentricular fibrillationTrial trialsPatientsInfarctionECG rhythmDeathPreventionHigher proportionHome eventsArrestSource documentation